Maria took her 2 year old to the pediatrician and was told her son has rickets. What should Maria do?
1 Answer
Maria must fully cooperate with the child's pediatrician in identifying the cause of her child's rickets to get it treated immediately.
She must also prevent falls or any accidents which may result in a fracture.
Explanation:
Below are the possible cause of Rickets:
Vitamin D-related rickets:
Vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin D-dependent rickets
Type 1 (25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-hydroxylase deficiency)
Type 2 (calcitriol receptor mutation)
Hypocalcemia-related rickets:
Hypocalcemia
Chronic renal failure (CKD-BMD)
Hypophosphatemia-related rickets:
Congenital
Vitamin D-resistant rickets
Autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets (ADHR)
Autosomal recessive hypophosphatemic rickets (ARHR)
Hypophosphatemia (typically secondary to malabsorption)
Fanconi's syndrome
Secondary to other diseases:
Tumor-induced osteomalacia
McCune-Albright syndrome
Epidermal nevus syndrome
Dent's disease
